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• Netflix in talks with cable providers to make its service available on set-top boxes – Comcast is among the companies talking to Netflix about making its app a standard part of their boxes. • Canadian gov’t to push cable providers to unbundle channels – Some cable and satellite companies are already offering a la …

• Revealed: how Microsoft handed the NSA access to encrypted messages – The Guardian says new documents from Edward Snowden show the extent to which Microsoft cooperated with the NSA to provide access to its users’ data, including providing pre-encryption access to the Outlook.com email service. And Statement from Microsoft About Response to Government Demands …

• Web companies begin releasing surveillance information after U.S. deal – The companies that get hit with requests for surveillance data have reached an agreement with the U.S. government that allows the release of some details about the requests. They’ve begun to release the data: Facebook Releases Data, Including All National Security Requests and Microsoft’s …

• Apple’s U.S. Smartphone Usage Share Approaches 40% – According to new comScore data, Apple remains the top handset maker in the U.S., with Samsung second. Android remains the dominant platform, but it has decreased some in share. • Maybe the Low-End iPhone Is Really a Mid-End iPhone – Rather than a low-end iPhone, one …

• Electronic attacks hit two-thirds of energy companies in study – A new study indicates energy companies are a favorite target of hackers, facing more targeted attacks than other industries. • Under proposed bill, ‘conspiring’ to violate US computer laws could be punished as if act was committed – It’s an attempt to tough hacking …

• Apple is Losing The War – Of Words – Jean-Louis Gassée is the next to notice that Apple is stumbling in its response to Samsung’s Galaxy S4. He also takes on the company’s apparent abuse of superlatives. • Verizon Seeks to Shake Up Fees for TV Channels – Verizon is wants to pay for …

• Powering Down Google Reader – Google will shutter its RSS reading Web app, Google Reader, on July 1. That also means other apps that use it to sync their feeds will no longer be able to do so after that date. It’s just one of many services Google is closing as it pares down …

• Schiller: Despite popularity of cheap smartphones, they won’t be the future of Apple’s products – Apple’s marketing chief throws cold water on rumors that the company is working on a cheaper version of the iPhone. Also Tim Cook: China will be Apple’s top market • Holiday PC sales dip for first time in five …

• Microsoft launches web-based Windows 8 app creator – Create Windows 8 or Windows Phone 8 apps right in your browser. Also 8 Ways To Design A Beautiful, Useful App, From The Co-Founder Of Instagram • HTC confirms the Windows Phone 8S will not be coming to the US – The smaller, less-expensive version of …

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